Step 1: Gather supplies

Step 2: Convert image to pixel pattern

First, you will convert the image to a pixel-based pattern. We downloaded a program that converts images to cross-stitch patterns from here: www.iktsoft.net/kgchart-en/. Another instructable uses this program, ...

Step 7: Enjoy your pixelized art!

We love to use Perler Beads and make projects, but we got tired of doing only shapes and suggestions from their catalogs. We decided to branch out and turn one of our favorite Mario Bros. characters into a bead picture, and here's how we did it. You can do this with almost any picture-- just use a tool to help you get started, then use your imagination to sharpen the results.